Below is my supplement regime as of 12/20/05.
| LIVD stands for "Low In Vegan Diet". I eat no animal products, and the supplements labeled LIVD are meant to compensate for potential deficiencies resulting from this (mostly ethically-motivated) diet. |
| The 4 capsules of the AOR multi-vitamin provides about 50% RDA of most vitamins and minerals. |
| The extra zinc is to balance the excess of copper I get in my high-veggie diet, thereby preventing symptoms of zinc deficiency such as dry, cracking skin on my fingers. |
| The iron I take once per day, before bed, away from any food to maximize absorption. |
| Niferex is a prescription form of iron. I suffered from a bout of anemia a while back. |
| The other supplements in the "away from meal" list I take together once in the morning upon waking, several hours before breakfast. |
| The 2g of Krill Oil per week contains 480mg of Omega-3 fatty acids (300mg EPA and 180mg DHA). This is equal to about 1/2 serving (1.5oz) of fatty fish. I take it with meals one day per week. |
| AOR stands for Advanced Orthomolecular Research: http://www.aor.ca |
| VC stands for Vitacost: http://www.vitacost.com |
| In total, this regime costs about $4/day. It remains to be seen whether it is worth it or not... |
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Ingredient |
Source |
Level / day | units/d | units | units/60d |
| Daily Mealtime Supplements | |||||
| Multi-vitamin | AOR - Ortho-Core | 4 caps | 4 | capsules | 240 |
| Bone Health Mix | AOR - Ortho-Bone | 4 caps | 4 | capsules | 240 |
| Zinc - (LIVD) | Twinlab - 30mg tablets - VC | 15mg | 1/2 | tablet | 30 |
| Away from Meal Supplements | |||||
| Iron - prevent anemia + LIVD | Niferex 150 - Prescription | 150mg (elem) | 1 | capsule | 60 |
| Strontium - Bone Builder | AOR - 227mg capsules | 227mg | 1 | capsule | 60 |
| Carnosine (LIVD) | AOR - 500mg capsules | 500mg | 1 | capsule | 60 |
| Acetyl-L-Carnitine (LIVD) | Twinlab - 500mg capsules - VC | 500mg | 1 | capsule | 60 |
| R+ Lipoic Acid (balance ALCAR) | AOR - 150mg capsules | 300mg | 2 | capsules | 120 |
| Once-a-week Mealtime Supplements | Level/week | units/wk | units | units/60d | |
| Krill Oil - EPA/DHA - LIVD | Source Naturals - 500mg gelcaps - VC | 2g | 4 | gelcaps | 32 |